Cover: Fred Ray & Jerry Robinson

Batman #9

Feb 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~134,605 copies sold its debut month

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“The Four Fates!”

In "The Four Fates!", Batman and Robin dive into a maritime mystery when Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson investigate a series of insurance payouts linked to a legendary white whale. As they follow the trail to Captain Burly, the Bat- duo uncovers a deception far deeper than a sea monster—revealing a cunning villain using the whale myth to cover up a secret submarine operation. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, and a cover by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson, this 1942 classic blends mystery and suspense in a tale where the sea hides more than just monsters.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · inker Jerry Robinson · inker, letterer George Roussos · cover Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist Bob Kane

inker Jerry Robinson

inker, letterer George Roussos

cover pencils Fred Ray

cover inks Jerry Robinson

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As a stockholder in the Seven Seas Insurance Company, a firm that has had to pay out huge payoffs for ships sunk by a large white whale, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson decide to investigate the activities of one Captain Burly, who agrees to hunt down and destroy the whale. But Batman discovers that the whale is actually a submarine and the secretary of the insurance company the culprit.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).